The widespread abuse led to the United Kingdom Parliament intervening and passing the Life Assurance Act 1774. This is still in force and is commonly known as the Gambling Act.

事态的恶性蔓延导致了英国议会对保险业的干预，英国1774年的《人寿保险法》就是在这种背景下产生的，后人熟知的关于投机的法案亦同时得以生效。

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This survey has been undertaken to help the Commission understand the nature and scale of gambling in Great Britain at a point before the gambling Act 2005 was implemented on 1 September 2007.

这项调查已经进行，以帮助该委员会了解的性质和规模的赌博在大不列颠在一个点之前，2005年赌博法实施9月1日2007年。

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When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who is going to commit an act of charity."

别人问他那是否构成赌博行为时，牧师答道：“这仅仅是决定由谁来做一件善事的一种科学方法。”

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The 2005 Gambling Act, which has just come into force, provides further legal footing for gambling.

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He said the department had also consulted on making changes to the Gambling Act 2005 to ensure the Gambling Commission could share intelligence from police and other agencies.

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But even as Congress illegalized online gambling act last year, virtual economies like Second Life have remained in a legal gray area, allowing players to wager game currency that is often traded for real-world money.

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